false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1211758587m/469700.jpg 469700 4 <i>Includes Ann Rule's insider commentary on the Mary Winkler murder case</i><P><P><b>REAL-LIFE MURDER. REAL-LIFE MYSTERY.</b><P><P>In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic of crimes crystallizes with relative ease. Not so with these fascinating accounts drawn from the personal files of Ann Rule, America's #1 bestselling true-crime writer. What happens when the case itself becomes an intractable puzzle, when clues are shrouded in smoke and mirrors, and when criminals skillfully evade law enforcement in a maddening cat-and-mouse chase? Even the most devoted true-crime reader won't predict the outcome of these truly baffling cases until the conclusions revealed in Ann Rule's marvelously insightful narrative: An ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars.... <P>A sexual predator hides behind multiple fake identities, eluding police for years while his past victims live in fear that he will hunt them down.... A modest preacher's wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argument -- but there's more to her shattering story than meets the eye. These and other true cases are analyzed with stunning clarity in a page-turning collection you won't be able to put down.<P><P> 2211180 26 12 2007 Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder: And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's Crime Files) total:255|5:59|4:76|3:90|2:25|1:5| 255 924 376 46 2 0 false false Wed Aug 19 15:39:27 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 15:39:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 04:25:40 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 08:42:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 19:16:05 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 19:24:37 -0800 2008
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